vladislav, since the one that these to go into therapy now. she and i have talked about that. the moms need to take care of themselves. the problem, jasmine, is there will be so many who will say, i'm okay. because we function every day. even today, i was taking -- and i said, i really need to do therapy. i'm not okay. i'm okay, but i'm not okay. i'm not the same person after, like you are not the same person after and our country, i think, isn't the same after uvalde. >> i remember after covering you've all the, i came back and i have a regular therapist and we spent a lot of time talking about that. having to cover something like that, especially as a mom, really hits you hard. so, i can't imagine what it is for the people we have to wake up every day and remain in that town, who lost loved ones, best friends, children. but documentary, everybody, after uvalde, to be used tuesday night on frontline on pbs. maria hinojosa, thank you for

this incredibly important work and for sharing with us. >> thank you, yasmin. thank you. >> we have got a lot more coming up, everybody. you're watching msnbc, our second hour starts right now. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> hey everybody. i i'm yasmin vossoughian. if you are just joining us, welcome. if you are sticking with, us we are thankful for that. so, we are continuing to keep our eye on capitol hill. a deal on the debt ceiling could come at any moment. those on both sides waiting to find out what is in the bill that is becoming increasingly clear, either side will be completely happy with. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> i'm not sure what's in this bill. from what we've been able to achieve, we need to spend money to put us on the right track. listen, everything that i went literally has to pass the senate. >> it's a short list i'm with

now, but there are still issues around that shortlist. and people are looking for solutions and how to get past it. you got a lot of folks from both sides talking to each other which is good. it doesn't mean we are there yet. you know, it's a hard thing. the way this is gonna get done as you know, it's more from the mail, from the left and the right. you are probably gonna lose people on the far left and the far-right. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> we are also gonna have the very latest from austin, texas, where they are in our number two of a house hearing on whether to impeach republican attorney general ken paxton. we're gonna be checking in on that throughout the hour. and then, over in indiana, a doctor who came forward about a ten-year-old rape victim forced to cross state lines to get an abortion, now being punished for her actions. and an nbc news exclusive on allegations involving florida governor ron desantis and what may be illegal attempts to solicit campaign cash. also, terror in that sky.

>> the terrifying scene after a passenger opened at planes door midair. all of that, let's, we're gonna introduce you to the couple who got married at a white castle for a very special resume. you're gonna wanna stay tuned for that as well. we have a lot ahead. all right, we're starting this hour on capitol hill, negotiations and raising the debt ceiling are, quote, as they put it, very close, but not done yet. at least, that's not how a one democratic source is putting it to nbc news. i wanna go right to julie tsirkin who is on capitol hill for us with more. we are watching this thing very closely, maybe, maybe not getting it done today if they wanna meet all of the dates that they have to meet, the seven days waiting period, the vote, and then, of course, the x date that has been moved to june 5th. where are we at this hour? >> reporter: just a few minutes ago, we spotted actually members of that with, who is

the vote count on that republican side members and his team, sneaking into the speakers suite, into mccarthy's office. the chief with of course we know held a call last night around ap, and it lasted roughly one hour where he laid out a strategy as to what they plan to do next, once a deal is reached, and once it has been announced. because obviously, this is gonna be an intense whipping operation, as they call it, to try and get every republican, or as many as they can on board for this deal that has been struck or will be struck between speaker mccarthy and president biden. so, that is a good sign that they are now in the room. they are back from wherever they spent a couple of days off to negotiate with speaker mccarthy, sit down with him in his office. we also know that one of the lead white house negotiators is actually speaking at a graduation ceremony today, which is why we know that negotiations have been virtual rather than in person, according to a white house source. so, where do we stand right now? of course, both sides are getting close, as we heard repeatedly from speaker mccarthy. plus, take a listen to what

else he told us this morning. >> we have to spend less next year to make up for last year. we have to curb inflation. we gotta make us less dependent on china. and we need to impose less taxes. the president is more taxes, more programs. that's not gonna happen. >> so, of course, tax hikes, tax cuts, off the table as you heard speaker mccarthy say there. but there are other things of the table that they are still working out. work requirements remains one of the top speaking points with democrats as you head from rishi troye spoke sample last hour, a democrat from newark saying that will be a, quote, death sentence for his constituents. so, a lot here to still map down, we'll see if they can do it in the next couple of hours. >> so, it seems as if with these negotiations going back and forth, and the way that that republican party has been leaning, especially the right wing of the party, mccarthy needs some democratic votes to get this thing over the finish

line in that house. good going this way gets him into trouble with his fairly slim majority? >> we know that throughout this process, he still wants to maintain a majority of that republican votes to vote for this negotiation, right? because he needs to hold on to the gavel, as you rightly point out, one of the concessions he made to some of the hard right members of his conference is that anyone member can call up a vote to start that process, and lead to his removal. so, he knows that he needs to appease all of those numbers so far that hasn't been an idea that's been floated, at least privately, to sources that i've spoken to. but, look, yes, he definitely needs, at least 150 members we are told of his conference, the ballpark number there, but he's gonna need democrats to go along here. and that is where the president's hand comes in. take a listen to low daca, a congressman from texas, a democrat. he was on our air earlier today. >> i remain hopeful. republicans are taking us to a new level of irresponsibility.

time is still short. we need this signed into law by next sunday, and we need action. >> you think that the president has been communicating with the house democratic leaders, to make sure that they are in lockstep through this process. at least what this leader jeffries floated to us the other day when he spoke to us. so, for all purposes, democrats and republicans are hoping they will have the numbers here. but after it passes the house, remember, it needs to go to the senate where we have already heard from some reluctant senate republicans, like j.d. vance, a senator who endorsed former president trump, who told republicans to hold the line here on spending cuts, and to go to a default if necessary. so, those are the kinds of numbers we will have to watch for. but that seems like it's a lifetime away from where we are now. >> julie tsirkin, for us, we thank you again. we are watching these developments, they are changing by the minute. if anything happens this hour, we're gonna keep you updated on all of that and bring it to you. i'm also gonna speak to

democratic congresswoman summer lee as well. so, we continue to follow and unprecedented political scene happening in texas right now. they are conducting impeachment proceedings for ken paxton, the republican attorney general there of the state since 2015. this week, a bipartisan republican-led committee found that paxton engaged in a, quote, long-standing pattern of abuse of office and public trust. nbc's priscilla thompson joining us now from austin. priscilla, bring us up to date. what is happening now? >> reporter: yes, yasmin, that hearing is entering its second hour here at the state capital. and as you can see, the line behind me to get into the gallery is still a very long. that gallery is packed with people, many of them supporters of ken paxton, but also others who are in favor of impeachment, and some folks who just happened to be on the capitol on this saturday, and decided to tune in to what was going on here. obviously, a very big day here at the capitol. right now, we are hearing republican lawmakers on the floor, essentially laying out

the case against attorney general ken paxton. obviously, today, they are going to be debating these 20 articles of impeachment that allege the attorney general engaged in bribery, that he abused the public trust, he obstructed justice, just many, many allegations here that republicans, as we speak, are laying out on the house floor. and the common theme that we are hearing from them right now is that, yes, faxon has been a good conservative lawmaker in that state, but that no one is above the law. so, it remains to be seen how exactly supporters of paxton are gonna be receiving all this information, as they are sitting in their. but we did speak to one woman as she was going in about how she was feeling heading into the hearing. i want to play a bit of what she had to say. to play a bit of what she had to>> i am here to suppon paxton because i do believe that he is representing the texas people, and i believe this is a witch hunt and political theater. >> are you gonna ask people to come to the courtroom as well? >> i have.

and we have a petition that's been signed. we are here to petition our government. the process that has taken place here is an illegal process. >> reporter: and that is a message that we've heard echoed by ken paxton that this is political retribution, that it is an illegal impeachment. today, we saw senator ted cruz, and former president donald trump both weighing in in favor of ken paxton. so, this is causing a fracture in the republican party, particularly here in texas. it was a republican-led committee that voted to adopt these articles of impeachment. and this is a republican -controlled house that could be on the cusp of impeaching the attorney general. yasmin? >> priscilla thompson, we thank you. coming up in just 60 seconds, everybody, florida governor ron desantis may have finally announced his run for president. but an exclusive new nbc report reveals almost by his administration are already raising ethical and legal questions. the author of the report joins me next.

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ron desantis presidential campaign officially kicked off on wednesday, but it only took until thursday to see its first controversy. a new nbc news exclusive report revealing that administration officials who work in the florida governor's office solicited campaign cash contributions from florida lobbyists, with business interests in the state, as well as endorsements from state lawmakers. it is a major departure from the normal campaign funding process. and it raises some serious ethical and legal concerns here. i wanna bring in nbc digital reporter matt dixon. he first reported on this story with more information on this. hey, matt, good to talk to you. can you give us some background here, right? on what you discovered this week, and how desantis is actually soliciting his fundraising, and how unusual it is compared to the normal campaign process? >> sure, what's important to

note, unlike the white house or the federal level, there is no technical political officer, political staff that works from the governor on the taxpayer side. so, essentially, his entire staff are just state workers. and what we had reported is that those state employees or sending out text messages to lobbyists with business before the administration, asking them to get political contributions for the governor's presidential campaign. and there is and that's different and it's important to delineate between and a political staff and the state level stuff, he has a political fund-raiser, and they are the ones who generally raised the money. they raise money for campaigns more broadly. but having the taxpayer funded staff in text messages that can be screenshotted, and be seen and circulated, is huge departure and it copied the intention of a lot of people the other night when we first reported it and interviewed several people who got these messages. >> what is drawing, that if a candidate? when you talk about these text

messages from for high-ranking desantis administration officials, regarding these fundraising irregularities. what exactly have we learned from them, and what are some of these ethical and legal concerns? ethical an>> the tone of the mes that we saw, we're not sure that we saw all of them. i am not claiming to have seen all of the messages. the ones we saw used the word, quote, fund bill. and functionally, what they were trying to do is they came with a fund raising link, and then a donor who got one of these text messages gave through this message. the person who sent it would get sort of credit from the campaign. so basically, they could send out these links and people would click the link, and they would get credit for raising money for this presidential campaign, which is vastly different than a political fund-raiser doing it, because again, these are taxpayer funded staff. we talked to a few attorneys or so, who agreed to which there is a legality issue here, that

is sort of an open question. we are certainly not prepared to say if they were illegal. but if they used state phones, state resources, if they did it in state buildings, there are certainly questions that would come up against the legality threshold. but either way, this is way outside that norm and waves sort of ethical questions outside of, you know, legal questions. >> matt dixon for us, thank you for your reporting on this. still ahead, everybody, neo-punishments handed down for a doctor who went public about the chilling consequences of our post roe world, raising concerns for other doctors in the field. plus, do democrats have a debt ceiling drag, as they work to try and avoid a default. i'm gonna ask congresswoman summer lee, coming up, about that. plus, where lawmakers are on the continued push for police reform and much, much more. and that smell of hamburgers and love are in the air at one iconic fastfood restaurant. we're gonna tell you all about

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history. so, we are hearing from the president, from those in his inner circle that there is optimism that this deal can and will come together. democratic sources we have been speaking with say that this would happen soon. what that definition of sun's is still unclear. that's what these sources have been keeping close to the best as this really develops minute by minute. we know from what our teams here at the white house and on capitol hill are seeing our hearing, it is that there is moving here. there has been progress. and it appears like this is in its final stages. and as it's being finalized, sources familiar with these talks say the president is engaged. he is continuing to stay in the loop while at camp david, where he is expected to remain until tomorrow. we heard speaker mccarthy say earlier today that he reached out to the white house. we've reached out to the white house to ask whether president biden has called back, what is

the subject matter of that call was. we still haven't heard of the details of that. but just the fact that there has been optimism on both sides signals to us that those sticking points you and i have talked about are being worked out. how much each sides has conceded on those sticking points is still the big question here? because as we know here, this deal has to be bipartisan. you can imagine that this team of negotiators wants to make sure that whatever deal they eventually put out has enough support already built in to be able to rely on that to pass in the house and senate. because at this point, there's no time, even with that extended default deadline estimate, june 5th, there is no time for it to go back to the drawing board, for any delays in this process. so, it is gonna be very interesting to see what concessions, if at all, on each side are made when this deal eventually does come out. yasmin? >> allie raffa, we thank you. about 24 hours after the governor signed it into law, a

judge in south carolina has temporarily blocked the states six-week abortion ban. abortion access will now revert back to up to 22 weeks of pregnancy until a state supreme court review the case. it is coming as indiana state medical board as find dr. caitlin bernard, the doctor who tweeted a ten year old white victim last year, ruling that she violated the privacy of her patient by going public with the girls case, to illustrate the painful consequences of the in a row. joining me now is the dnc woman's co-chair lindy li to talk more about this. lindy, thank you for joining us on this. i appreciate it -- >> thank you -- >> of course. let me play you some sound of dr. bernard at this hearing when she was specifically asked as to why she would share that story with the newspaper, and other outlets. and then, we will talk. >> i think that it's incredibly important for people to understand the real world impacts of the law of the laws

of this country about abortion or otherwise. i think it's important for people to know what patients will have to go through because of legislation that is being passed. and a hypothetical does not make that impact. it does not help people understand what is happening. >> her lawyers contend she broke no rules, she broke no laws. what do you make of this? >> that's a really good point, yasmin. because indiana's medical board punished dr. bernard who never even once mentioned the patient's name, and never provided any identifying information whatsoever. we have to be clear that it was not dr. bernard who exposed the girl's identity, it was the republicans who doubted the ten year old abortion story, and aggressively demanded confirmation of the story. they were the ones who exposed the girl. so, what's happening now is

republicans are punishing the doctor for what they themselves did. and instead of going after their doctors who refused to provide medical care to this ten year old girl, they are going after a doctor who was courageous enough to treat her, brave enough to say something about it, say something about this egregious thing, and let's not forget, they got was six weeks and three days pregnant. meaning she was only six days over the ohio limit. and they still denied her care. that's how cruel and merciless this law is. >> you don't, you said it, and i want folks actually to hear the reporting from the new york times as well, read dr. bernard's defense here and the fact that she did not actually reveal the identity of this young girl. during the hearing which stretched for more than 15 hours, and then just before midnight, dr. bernard said that her own comments did not reveal the patients protected health information. rather, the doctor said it wasn't a fierce political battle that followed.

some conservatives doubted her story and drove at demand to confirm it. what do you make of this attempt to really kind of intimidate and harass physicians in this post roe world? >> oh, the ramifications are gonna be horrific. doctors are already leaving republican states with strict abortion bans. medical students are far less likely to apply for residency's in states with abortion restrictions. and this has devastating consequences for everyone. not just for women of childbearing age. if you think you are not a woman, not a girl, and that you won't be personally impacted by these restrictions, think again. because the best -- everyone will these suffer in these republican states. many even have poor health quality to begin with, even before the fall of roe. and let's not forget that republicans like jim jordan smeared the ten year old girl, and accused her of lying. and when a man was charged with

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we are continuing to watch for any developments on a potential deal to raise the debt limit, which as we have been reporting, could come at any moment. that is of course assuming they actually get some type of agreement over the finish line. joining me now to talk more about this is congresswoman summer lee who made history as the first black woman elected to represent pennsylvania in congress. congresswoman, thanks for joining us on this. we appreciate it. let's talk a debt ceiling negotiations first and foremost. what is the latest on this that

you are hearing, how close they are? and do you feel as if maybe the president should have stayed in town this week and, to kind of get this thing done and sealed? >> yes, we are hearing information a bit after, you know, our leadership. but what we are hearing is of course that that republicans, they are sticking to their guns about wanting to cut, wanting to frame this as a spending issue instead of what it really is, which is an attempt to hold the american people hostage, to earn benefits from social security, to medicate, to pell grants. and what we are hoping is and what i, as a progressive i'm hoping is this is a moment for us to show strength. we need our administration, we need our party right now to say that this is a real deal, that we need to fight through the tape, and we're not going to sacrifice working class and poor americans as we figure out how to work through this manufactured crisis. >> i want to redo some

reporting from axios about how democrats are feeling about the debt deal, or a possible impending debt deal. with one unnamed house a democrat telling axios this, while democrats know they will have to eat at turned sandwich, the republicans will have to put some nutella spread on it first. is there some dread, you feel, as if amongst your colleagues as to what concessions democrats are gonna have to make to get this thing done? >> of course, when you are a working class american, you recognize that every time there is a crisis like this, we are always the one on the chopping block, right? marginalized americans, working class americans, our seniors, always on the chopping block. and what we are trying to do right now is we are fighting through this. we are trying to reframe this. we don't have to have a real deal, we don't have to eat a turd sandwich. the reality is, again, it's not about spending. if it were, we would be talking about how, if we were tight in

the bill, we would be talking about taxing the ultra rich and corporations. we would be talking about cuts to the hand off that we had two defense contractors. but that's not what we are talking about. we are talking about taking food out of the mouths of babies who rely on snap benefits, and giving it to the billionaire class because their yachts need maintenance. this is the framing, it's important to recognize that this isn't how it has to go. we could just pay our bills. we could save these programs. the republican party is saying that we, can we have the power to save these people. and we don't care enough about them to do so because we are always going to prioritize the needs of our corporate sponsor, of our billionaires over you, the little guy, you your child, you senior citizen. >> congresswoman, would have to wait and see what comes out of this deal. of course, keeping that all in, mind some of what you just said. as we are talking here, i want to talk about police we form as well, three years after the

killing of george situation i believe in mississippi the shooting of an 11 year old boy who called 9-1-1, and was shot by police officers subsequently. back in march, you met with associate attorney general gupta to discuss police reform. what can you tell us about that meeting, and what can and has been done? >> the reality is that not enough has been done. is thatand honestly, if you ara black american, you are marginalized, you are in a community that has disproportionate incidents with police officers, it would be like nothing has been done. and there are so much more that we can do, right? i think that my fear right now is that three years on, we are still having the same conversation. we are still having the same conversation that we were having when it was mike brown, that we were having decades ago. and that is unacceptable. and that's to say that there aren't people who want to move. right now, this is an endangered topic because of the

framing, because of the tough on crime rhetoric, because every time there's an election cycle, it's the safety of black americans that gets thrown under the bus. police violence is a part of that, but also criminal justice reform. so, we are seeing that same cycle repeat itself right now in the real world. >> representative summer lee, we thank you for joining us this hour. i want to bring in now symone sanders townsend, host of symone, and former chief spokeswoman for vice president harris. symone, as always, great to talk to you. i want to pick up on where congresswoman lee finished, and i know we're gonna be covering this on your show as well. three years after the killing of george floyd, remind me somewhat of the reaction we had when we talk to lawmakers about what type of gun legislation can be enacted, what has been done. and it seems like this cyclical thing that nothing really ever gets done, the same thing with police reform. what was your reaction hearing what the congresswoman said and saying that we are just in the

cycle, and everything gets dropped when it comes to major elections, especially that priorities of black americans and police reform. >> look, i think the congresswoman rightfully sounded a little frustrated to me. you, know she wants to have answers this weekend. members are in their districts, particularly members of the black caucus. i know they are kicking off a summer of action in south carolina today. and people are coming up to them and they have questions about what have this congress -- what has this congress done to confront a number of issues that people are dealing with every day, police brutality, gun violence, two major things. you know, yasmin, i spoke with -- and i will be speaking to a chairman of the congressional black caucus on my show in 40 minutes, and i talked to some folks from the black caucus last week, because they had that meeting with the mayor that she talked about. and for months, the congressional black caucus has been quietly working behind the scenes, led by, i am told,

chairman horsford. it is urging and pushing the doj to make good on a number of the promises that the president put in his executive order about a year ago. i am told that they were encouraged by the meeting with attorney general merrick garland and assistant attorney general who was in the room, gupta. but there is more to be done. i also think frankly, lawmakers are frustrated that there is not going to be movement on police reform because what people want is not something that is bipartisan, that republicans in congress are willing to do. >> hey, symone, while i have you quickly, i just want you to touch on the debt ceiling negotiations, right? you have been in the white house. you know how these things go down. what would be kind of your red line, if any, with these negotiations? >> look, i think the work requirements piece is something that the white house came out very forcefully with via a spokesperson yesterday, andrew bates.

and i think people should take that very seriously. this, to me, signals that the president is not willing to play ball on work requirements, that it is something that he realizes it's a no go for the members of congress, that is going to have to ask to vote for this, because i doubt speaker kevin mccarthy will be able to deliver all of the republican votes he needs for this. but number two, look, i think the white house is really taking a look at the strategy that they've employed here. at the end of the day, a deal will come out on top. president biden has been in these situations and number of times before as vice president, but also as a member of congress himself for over 13 years. but i think when they look back on this particular time, they're gonna ask themselves what could they have done differently. did they inflict more than help, and are they set up for the best position going forward, because this is congress, particularly house republicans, unpredictable. >> symone sanders townsend, thank you, my friend. good to see you, by the way. you can catch simone's

interview as you just mentioned with representative steven horsford coming up at four p.m.. in just a couple of minutes, folks, make sure to watch symone every weekend and for people following our show and on peacock with new episodes streaming every monday. thank you, symone. by the way, tonight on msnbc, then you film unconditional is providing a deeply personal look at the topic of mental health and caregiving. my colleague and friend, msnbc anchor and award-winning filmmaker richard louis takes us inside the stories of three families, including his own. >> we are live in new york city -- >> i've been a journalist for 15 years, and then my dad got diagnosed with alzheimer's -- >> it was a lonely road until i found others. >> the oncologist said it looked like somebody had taken a -- -- >> we know he suffers a brain injury. the district attorney actually considers him 350% disabled.

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♪♪ >> let's talk about that shocking video from a midair scare, after a passenger allegedly opened that emergency exit door of a plane while still in-flight. the frightening scene caught on camera as other travelers held on to dear life. nbc's steve patterson has the report. >> reporter: the heart pounding seconds in the skies above south korea, passengers not cooling through an asian airlines flight, moments after a man allegedly ripped opened the planes emergency door minutes before landing. >> they were recklessly

deterring all the other passengers and crew on the airplanes. >> reporter: airline officials say the plane carrying 194 passengers was several hundred feet above the ground, when a man in his 30s, seated in the exit row, was allegedly tinkering with the handle, and eventually opened the door. >> how could a passenger open a door like this while the flight is still up in the air? >> it could be open in the last few seconds of flight so that should, on landing -- if your plane may end up off the side of the runway. you can get the doors open and get the evacuation started. >> reporter: at higher altitudes, cabin pressure helps seal the doors on most planes, so it wouldn't open even if someone tried. but just before landing, that pressure is gone, and doors are able to open. a asiana airlines representative telling nbc news the plane landed safely following the incident, and that nine passengers or taken to the hospital for minor breathing issues. the man who opened the door,

detained by police. this scary countering a rush of other airborne incidents in the u.s. brought by unruly passengers. earlier this year, and off the passenger was arrested at l.a.x. after opening the emergency door and sliding off the plane before takeoff. another scare in the sky with passengers grateful to be back on solid ground. steve patterson, nbc news. und. steve patterson, nbc news. >> pretty scary to see that. our thanks to steve for that report. last story that we just saw, it's not gonna make holiday air travelers feel any better this memorial day weekend. tens of millions taking to the skies, highways, and railways around the country, with the numbers of travelers really reaching pre-pandemic levels. last year, of course, saw massive travel disruptions throughout the summer, particularly amongst airlines. so, this weekend will serve as somewhat of a stress test on the industry. nbc's george solis is keeping up with the latest on this at philadelphia international airport. george, you and i spoke yesterday, things were getting

pretty busy. but it seemed like for the most part, standing on time, how are things going so far this weekend, as a precursor to what is to come? >> reporter: yes, good afternoon, yasmin. so far, things looking pretty good this memorial day weekend. we haven't seen a huge number of delays. as you mentioned, a lot of airlines are looking to avoid what we saw this time last year with all those rampant delays and cancellations, largely in part because of those staffing and who shortages. today, the faa expects about 37,000 flights in the air. and they say, look, we have the staffing, we have more highways in the skies, so to speak. so, we need to make sure that happens. we know about 42 million americans are looking to get out, travel about 50 miles or so from their home, and about 37 million going by car. we know that it's probably, a factor and this is that gas is cheaper than it was this time last year. and another 3.4 million going on flights, and another 2 million or so going by rail or by car.

again, things have been going fairly smoothly. they transportation officials taking somewhat of a victory lap because of the cancellation rates, under 1% at airports. but as we know, delays are inevitable in some cases, especially when you factor in whether. so far, not too bad, looking at the numbers, 1500 nationwide, that's pretty good. i spoke with some of the travelers about the decision to make that trip this memorial day weekend. take a listen to what they told me. >> i'm excited. i've been ready to get out of time for a little bit, you know, and the go to the beach, i like it down there. i just graduated school in florida. >> this thing is a huge travel weekend, maybe the best and a lot of years. it looks great. someone's doing a good job. i came here early, keeping the stress low -- the earlier you get here, the less stress you have. stress free travel is the best way to go. >> obviously, some people are still choosing to travel, but most are probably where they are going to be for the rest of the weekend. of course, now we have to wait and see for the return back,

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and would be consistently met with a stack of three sliders from a kind employee. and this happened literally at every no location that she went to. about 25 years later, she met her now husband drew. and in early 2020 when he proposed, she knew exactly where she wanted to get married. earlier this month, they had that medieval themed wedding of their dreams, burger shaped cake, and all. jamie west and her husband drew schmitt join me now. congratulations, you too! what a brilliant idea, i gotta say. hey, jamie. talk to me, tell me why white castle means so much to you? >> i saw an opportunity to say thank you to a company that has been nothing but loving to me since i was a homeless child. and there's not a lot of places out there that i can say that. every single time i walk into a white castle, they treat me like a human being with dignity. they let me use the bathroom.

they let me drinkwater. they would feed me. a lot of safe places for under age when we children to go, there is not a lot of them. and i'm entirely grateful to them. so when i found out they were coming to arizona, i freaked out, stormed the castle with access and sorts. and we camped out for 96 hours. and then they loved us so much they put us in the cravers hall of fame. and then, when i was getting welcome to the family, i turned around and drew was on one knee proposing. ound and drew was and it's beco- >> okay, so he proposed -- >> at the induction ceremony. >> he proposed at that white castle as well? >> yes. >> it was the induction ceremony, also the managers meeting, so in front of like 600 managers. i had the stage and i wanted to do something big. that's when the question came -- >> and it's one of those things for white castle is to go bold and crave on. >> so, drew, when jamie approached you with this idea, i don't know, maybe you guys

came up with it together. thanks for showing us that now, the sliders, you are getting me hungry. were you on board immediately, drop? >> absolutely. it was pretty much all her idea. i just went along with it. and it's been a pretty incredible journey ever since. , you have had more the culture of white castle, that employees, and the more we knew, the more we liked. we believed in the company. we really did. >> i always knew they were a loving altruistic company because i learned that firsthand them feeding me for no reason. i just never knew just how altruistic they were until now. they are an incredible company. and i just want that entire planet to know how amazing they are. >> big thank you to them. >> what was on the meeting wedding then you, guys? >> sliders.

it has to be a slider thing. we even had cheesecake. we did have a wedding cake too, that was a replica of a slider. it was pretty incredible. >> this bakery in scottsdale actually made a hyper realistic slider cake for us, and it was amazing. and then, white castle catered the cheesecake for a whole crowd, and it was just, very nice. >> a lot of fun -- >> while, i'm gonna put some money on the fact that this is probably their first wedding hosted on white castle. you guys go down in the white castle history books. congratulations for you. thank you so much for sharing your story with the world, jamie west, drew schmitt. we thank you. that wraps up this hour everybody. i am yasmin vossoughian. i'll be back tomorrow, to p.m. eastern. symone starts right now. ght now. >> greetings, everyone. you are watching symone. so close, but not